Reed in the Media
The Chronicle of Philanthropy highlights David Edding's bequest to Reed
Local coverage of Reed's agreement with the Department of Justice on book readers: OPB Radio; Oregonian
Book-TV recording of author, NY Times journalist, and 1989 Reed Grad Peter Goodman's lecture, "Past Due: The End of Easy Money and the Renewal of the American Economy"
The Wall Street Journal turned the tables on the presidents of 10 top colleges and universities, including Reed’s Colin Diver, with an unusual assignment: answer an essay question from their own school's application
CBS News reporting on Reed's tolerance of its odoriferous ginkgo trees
New York Times features Reed in an article on the increased demand for financial aid; President Diver responds to the Times article; OPB gives the Oregon perspective
New York Times features Reed College in an article on admission trends during the economic downturn
My Abandonment, the latest novel by Reed's Peter Rock, has gained local and national attention in the Oregonian, NY Post, Newsday.
Oregonian Q&A with Reed’s Crystal Williams on
her third collection of poems, Troubled Tongues
The Oregonian review of "Suddenly" at the Douglas F. Cooley Memorial Art Gallery.
Early Voting has become a hot topic on the Presidential campaign trail, and Reed’s Paul Gronke is a leading expert in the field: read Paul’s latest contribution on CNNPolitics.com.
Oregon Council for the Humanities magazine features its Humanity in Perspective course. The course is taught by Reed professors, and helps low-income adults use the humanities to improve their lives.
Boston’s WBUR topical issues show, Here and Now, features Reed professor of political science Paul Gronke on the popularity of early voting.
Kimberly Clausing, Reed professor of economics, on how Wall Street's meltdown will impact the folks of Main Street on Marketplace.
Paul Gronke, Reed professor of political science, on early voting in the UK's The Guardian.
Reed dean of admission Paul Marthers on OPB’s Think Out Loud to discuss the rising cost of a college education.
Paul Gronke, Reed professor of political science, is quoted in the New York Times on the influence of early voting on campaign strategy in the presidential election.
The Oregonian on the City of Portland’s decision to include the Parker House in Reed’s amended master plan.
The Oregonian profiles "suddenly: where we live now" at the Douglas F. Cooley Memorial Art Gallery.
Ellen Millender, Reed associate professor of classics, shares her thoughts on the use of technology in the classroom for a New York Times article.
Paul Gronke, Reed professor of political science, and Reed’s Early Voting Information Center are part of a USA Today story on the upcoming presidential election.
Jeffrey A. Parker, Reed professor of economics, and Paul Marthers, Reed dean of admission, examine faculty pay equity at small liberal arts colleges for Academe.
Reed Dean of the Faculty Peter Steinberger appears on OPB's Think Out Loud to discuss Reed’s drug and alcohol policy.
2008 Reed graduate Lukas Strickland is featured in the Oregonian for being a recipient of a Thomas J. Watson Fellowship travel grant.
The Oregonian reviews Jess, an exhibition at Reed's Douglas F. Cooley Memorial Art Gallery.
Marat Grinberg, Reed Russian literature professor, comments in the New York Review of Books on the "problem of evil" in postwar Europe.
Brian Kassof, Reed visiting assistant professor of history and humanities, contributes to an OPB story on the origins of May Day.
Former President Bill Clinton responds on ABC News to the questioning of Hilary Clinton's campaign strategy by Paul Gronke, Reed political science professor.
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Reed College Students Molly Schumer and Grant Meadors Win Goldwater Scholarships
Schumer and Meadors are among 317 sophomore and junior science students to receive Goldwater scholarships nationwide.
PORTLAND, OR (April 3, 2007) – Reed College students Molly Schumer and Grant Meadors have each been awarded prestigious Goldwater scholarships in the amount of $7,500 to pursue their studies at Reed.
The two were among 317 undergraduate sophomores and juniors selected to receive the scholarships for the 2007-08 academic year by the Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation. Twenty-three Reed students have been awarded Goldwater scholarships since 1991.
Molly Schumer, from Enumclaw, Washington, is a sophomore majoring in biology. The recipient of a Northwest International Baccalaureate Association Award as a high school senior, Schumer received a commendation by the administration committee in her first year at Reed. After graduation, Schumer says she plans to join a teaching program, such as Teach for America, before attending graduate school.
Grant Meadors, a physics major who transferred to Reed from Portland Community College, is studying abroad this year at Trinity College in Dublin, Ireland. He is a 2003 recipient of a Juan Young Scholarship and a 2004 recipient of a Foresters Scholarship. In 2005, he participated in the Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) program through California Institute of Technology, working at the LIGO Hanford Observatory with Dr Richard Gustafson. In 2006, under Columbia University’s REU program for Nevis Laboratories, he worked at Nevis and Brookhaven National Laboratories with Jeremy Dodd and Raphael Galea. This summer, Meadors will return to LIGO to work with Stefan Ballmer and Vuk Mandic on a search for signs of astrophysical objects and echoes of the big bang.
Meadors was born in San Jose, California, and grew up in Lake Oswego, Oregon. He plans to earn a Ph.D. in astrophysics after completing his undergraduate degree at Reed.
The 2007-08 Goldwater scholars were selected on the basis of academic merit from a field of 1,110 mathematics, science, and engineering students who were nominated by the faculties of colleges and universities nationwide. The Goldwater Foundation is a federally endowed agency established in 1986. The scholarship program honoring Senator Barry M. Goldwater was designed to foster and encourage outstanding students to pursue careers in the fields of mathematics, the natural sciences, and engineering. It is the premier undergraduate award of its type in these fields.
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